Michael A. Young (West Virginia)
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Michael A. Young (Libertarian Party) ran for election to the West Virginia House of Delegates to represent District 15. He lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Young was a Libertarian candidate for treasurer of West Virginia in the 2016 election.
He was also a 2012 Republican candidate for District 35 of the West Virginia House of Delegates. He was defeated in the general election on November 8, 2016.
Biography
Young is a businessman who formerly served in the U.S. Air Force.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2020
General election
General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 15
Incumbent Geoff Foster defeated Theresa Jackson and Michael A. Young in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 15 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Geoff Foster (R) | 62.5 | 6,259 |
 | Theresa Jackson (D) | 31.7 | 3,177 | |
 | Michael A. Young (L) | 5.8 | 586 | |
| Total votes: 10,022 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 15
Theresa Jackson advanced from the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 15 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Theresa Jackson | 100.0 | 1,743 |
| Total votes: 1,743 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 15
Incumbent Geoff Foster advanced from the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 15 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Geoff Foster | 100.0 | 2,927 |
| Total votes: 2,927 | |||
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2016
Young filed to run as a Libertarian candidate for treasurer of West Virginia in the 2016 election. He will compete in November with incumbent John Perdue (D) and Ann Urling (R), who won their parties' nominations in the April 26 primary elections.
General election results
John Perdue defeated Ann Urling and Michael A. Young in the West Virginia treasurer election.
| West Virginia Treasurer, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  John Perdue |
50.33% | 338,018 | |
| Republican | Ann Urling | 43.73% | 293,671 | |
| Libertarian | Michael A. Young | 5.94% | 39,865 | |
| Total Votes | 671,554 | |||
| Source: West Virginia Secretary of State | ||||
2012
Young ran as a Republican in the 2012 election for West Virginia House of Delegates, District 35. Young, Todd Carden, Elias Gregory, Matt Kelly, Micah Phelps, and Ann Calvert were defeated by Fred Joseph, John B. Mccuskey, Eric Nelson, and Suzette Raines in the May 8 primary election.[2][3]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Eric Nelson Incumbent |
18.5% | 2,606 |
| Suzette Raines |
18.2% | 2,561 |
| John B. Mccuskey |
14% | 1,969 |
| Fred Joseph |
12.2% | 1,725 |
| Ann Calvert | 11.6% | 1,630 |
| Matt Kelly | 7.1% | 1,003 |
| Todd Carden | 5.8% | 811 |
| Michael A. Young | 5.3% | 752 |
| Micah Phelps | 4.7% | 665 |
| Elias Gregory | 2.6% | 368 |
| Total Votes | 14,090 | |
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Michael A. Young did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2016
Young gave the following statement to West Virginia Executive:
| “ | The West Virginia tax system in its current form—taxes are too high, too bureaucratic, too centralized—is the biggest financial challenge in our state. We need less control and top-down mandates in Charleston and more autonomy at the local level and among citizens. Although the treasurer is a non-policy making job, I will use it as a bully pulpit to advocate for lower individual and business taxes. I will search out wasteful spending in the treasurer’s office itself and look for ways to advance the taxpayers’ interests. I have no special interests backing me, and I will always remember that I serve the public, not the other way around.[1][4] | ” |
Recent news
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- West Virginia State Treasurer
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 West Virginia Executive, "Ask the Candidates 2016," August 26, 2016
- ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Statewide Results - General Election - November 6, 2012," accessed February 12, 2014
- ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Statewide Results - Primary Election - May 8, 2012," accessed February 12, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
